The build up promised everything. But a sheer disappointment for the crowd that came in large numbers and waited patiently for the match to resume. Nevertheless, in the play that we got, we saw some nice striking from Brown, some innovation from Buttler and some tight bowling by the Yorkie spin twins. That should be it from us as well. Do join us tomorrow for another gun of a contest. Ta ta!!

21:40 Local Time, 20:40 GMT, 02:10 IST:Match abandoned. This was coming wasn't it. The rain refuses to die down and crashes our hopes of getting a resumption. Both teams were level at the time the umpires took the teams off. A tied game then, with both teams taking a point each from this game.

21.25 local: If we need to have any further play, the players need to get out there on the ground by 10.11 p.m. local time, as confirmed by Yorkshire's twitter handle. Approximately 50 minutes from now.

21:20 Local Time, 20:20 GMT, 01:50 IST: The scenes coming in from the ground just do not look encouraging. The entire square has now been put under covers. A large section of the crowd too seem to have drifted away. Mind you, the drainage and the condition of the outfield at Old Trafford are not the best to put it in the politest possible way.

21:00 Local Time, 20:00 GMT, 01:30 IST: The umpires have a mini-discussion and now decide to take the players off. The DLS situation - it is tied at the moment. Rain stops play. If we do not get back out there, the points are set to be shared. Hang on, we'll bring you the details as the pitch cover hovers its way out.

8.1

Steven Croft to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, a wrist through mid-wicket. With the head nice and on top of the ball

Steven Croft [1.0-0-3-0] is back into the attack

7.6

Junaid Khan to Willey, SIX, turned the equation back in his favour. Gets one bang in the slot, a length juicy ball and Willey shapes up with his arms stretched in whacking it over cow corner. Oh my, a guy in the crowd has taken the blow on his cheek

7.5

Junaid Khan to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, a checked tap in front of mid-off to pinch another

7.4

Junaid Khan to Willey, 1 run, Willey had no clue. Jams it off the inside edge onto his pad as it lobs over on the ricochet. Just over the stumps. Marsh pulls him across for a quick one

7.3

Junaid Khan to Shaun Marsh, 1 run, slipping on the hips. Nudged away to short fine

7.2

Junaid Khan to Willey, 1 run, angling away now. An uppish slap over cover. Willey slips and falls as he looks to turn around for the second too

7.1

Junaid Khan to Willey, 2 runs, gets the short dig in. Pulled away, quite off the top-edge and just as the world thought it would trickle into the fence, the fielder runs across from backward square leg, sticks his palm out and keeps it in play

McLaren to Willey, 1 run, drags it from outside off with a crouched swat. Through mid-wicket. The par score now after the wicket: 50

5.5

McLaren to Willey, wide, down leg. Past the heave

Shaun Marsh, left handed bat, comes to the crease

5.4

McLaren to Lyth, out Caught by Lilley!! A skier. The Lancs change the equation in their favour. Absolutely unnecessary this from Lyth. Looks to slog another one into the night sky. Walks away and throws his bat out violently. The bat face turns on contact with the ball as it spoons up in the air for cover to run in and gather. Just about. Lyth c Lilley b McLaren 20(12) [4s-3]

McLaren to Lyth, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Par score after 6: 45

5.3

McLaren to Willey, 1 run, a whippy flick down to mid-wicket

5.2

McLaren to Lyth, 1 run, skews it off the outside half of the bat on the carve. An aimless slog, an unwanted slog given the situation. On the bounce to third man

5.1

McLaren to Willey, 1 run, a cross batted mow, not quite the meat though as it reaches mid-on

Ryan McLaren [1.0-0-8-1] is back into the attack

So, we have seen enough to constitute a game. Yorkshire needed 39 at the end of this over. They have two more

4.6

Bailey to Lyth, no run, angling away. Takes it off the tummy, courtesy a cross batted steer to point

4.5

Bailey to Lyth, 2 runs, hops, inside the line and fends it away around the corner

4.5

Bailey to Lyth, no ball, bumps it in. Way too short reckons the ump. So Yorkshire now have their par score if the rain comes in after the fifth over

4.4

Bailey to Lyth, FOUR, now rubs it in with the cheek. Watches the bounce get big on him all the way and at the very last moment puts his bat out to ramp it over the cordon

4.3

Bailey to Lyth, FOUR, a stretchful slap. A stretchful leap. As always, the batsman wins. Strides out, swings the bat and lofts it over mid-off. Just about

4.2

Bailey to Lyth, 2 runs, stays put and hacks it across the line. Over mid-wicket

4.1

Bailey to Lyth, FOUR, the cashing length. Wide enough too for a slice over point. A full bat swing backing away from Lyth, making full use of the powerplays

Tom Bailey [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack

3.6

Junaid Khan to Willey, FOUR, not the greatest of deliveries. Sliding down the wrong radar. All Willey had to do was get a tickle on it, does it with his flick in the end as it runs very fine. Going only one way

3.5

Junaid Khan to Willey, 2 runs, a lofted club. Pickes it up and goes over mid-wicket with the dispatch. Something you can afford in the powerplay

3.4

Junaid Khan to Lyth, 1 run, steps away, beside the line to a back of a length stuff in a punch-out to sweeper

The rain seems to have picked up. The groundsmen too have started getting fidgety..

3.3

Junaid Khan to Willey, 1 run, goes shorter. Up to roll his wrists on it in a pull behind square

3.2

Junaid Khan to Willey, no run, the yorker, a lot more correct this time. Dug out off the toe end

3.1

Junaid Khan to Willey, no run, a full toss to start. A respectful push back

Junaid Khan, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

2.6

McLaren to Willey, 1 run, a solid push to mid-on, on the up, standing tall and riding the bounce. Takes him on, successfully

2.5

McLaren to Willey, no run, lines himself up behind the ball to indulge in a defence

David Willey, left handed bat, comes to the crease

2.4

McLaren to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, out Bowled!! Dead straight. Kohler-Cadmore continues walking away, exposing all three of his stumps this time. McLaren follows it up with a bolt on the base of middle. Too quick for the adjusted slice to make contact. First blood drawn - vital given the way the rain has started to come down now. Tom Kohler-Cadmore b McLaren 12(14) [4s-1 6s-1]

McLaren to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

2.3

McLaren to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, no run, checks the hack. Chipping it rather meekly to mid-wicket

2.2

McLaren to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, SIX, dispatched. A tonk - defined. Runs down, doesn't mind taking on the bouncer with the flat bat. And nails it to perfection

2.1

McLaren to Lyth, 1 run, uses the pace and the back of a length dart to dab it from right close to his body. Down to third man

Ryan McLaren, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

1.6

Bailey to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, no run, the bumper to end. Keeps gaining in altitude, over the hook attempted

1.5

Bailey to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, no run, a wild slog. Shapes himself up with the backing away and swings the bat, big time. Inside edges the tickle on the bounce past his stumps to the keeper

A splatter of rain taking guard here

1.4

Bailey to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, no run, waits for the ball to get close to him, ramps the bat out and runs it to backward point

1.3

Bailey to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, no run, 80.6mph, some zip off the surface as he gets it to nip away outside off, over the flashy cut

1.2

Bailey to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, FOUR, an angry charge down. Away too in the same motion as he gives his arms the breathing space in powering the slap through the covers. The first of many Yorkshire would need

1.1

Bailey to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, no run, a length delivery on top of the sticks. At 78.9mph. Kohler-Cadmore shuffles, gets behind the line and defends

Steven Croft to Lyth, 1 run, leans out, gets a full one drifting in for help and whips it down to long-on

0.4

Steven Croft to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 1 run, fired in quick. Knocked out to mid-wicket, very calmly with a wrist roll

0.3

Steven Croft to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, no run, a nice dive at short cover to cut off a crunchy punch off the back foot. A certain boundary saved

0.2

Steven Croft to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, no run, reaches close to the line outside off and punches it to cover

0.1

Steven Croft to Tom Kohler-Cadmore, no run, some flight in tossing it up just outside off. A watchful forward block

Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Lyth are at the crease. Tom Kohler-Cadmore is on strike. Steven Croft will open the attack

Game time. The battle of the roses - part two. Here we go..

For the Lancs, Karl Brown got 61 and cameos from Livingstone, Buttler and McLaren ensured they have an almost par total to play with. The run chase would be an interesting one as the Lancs themselves have a good spin attack and the pitch has been responsive for the tweakers. Find out in sometime.

Yorkshire would be disappointed with the way they have ended. They were 92/1 after 10 overs but failed to capitalize on that as they kept losing crucial wickets at regular intervals. The spinners: Rashid and Rafiq bowled 8 overs and gave only 52 runs, more importantly picked three wickets between them. That turned things around for the Yorkshire side.

19.6

Bresnan to Steven Croft, 1 run, dug out into the covers as the yorker tailed in to give the Yorks a target of 177!

19.5

Bresnan to McLaren, 1 run, looks to sweep it away, manages to toe-end it back to the bowler, who picked it up and had a shy as the non-striker wanted a single. The throw was missed as he threw on the turn and allowed an overthrow

19.4

Bresnan to McLaren, FOUR, full ball this time and clubbed down the ground. Along the carpet and bisects long-on and long-off

19.3

Bresnan to McLaren, FOUR, sits down on one knee and slogs it across the line for a four between mid-wicket and long-on. A length ball it was and got the treatment

19.2

Bresnan to McLaren, 2 runs, full delivery angled across and the batsman drives it uppishly for the man at sweeper cover to pick it up on the bounce

19.1

Bresnan to Steven Croft, 1 run, slower delivery outside off and carved away through the covers for a single

Tim Bresnan [2.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

The skipper to finish it off.

18.6

Patterson to McLaren, 2 runs, full ball and dug out to long-off for a couple as the throw from the deep was a long one

18.5

Patterson to Steven Croft, 1 run, jams the ball out into the covers and a single stolen. The throw came in at the bowler's end and they entertained thoughts of an extra run of the overthrow

Steven Croft, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.4

Patterson to Karl Brown, out Bowled!! That was weird. Shovels the ball onto his own sticks. He went across his sticks a long way and then scooped it back onto his woodwork to leave it in a mess. Finally his luck runs out but not before he has given Lancs something to play with. Karl Brown b Patterson 61(47) [4s-6 6s-1]

Patterson to Karl Brown, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!

18.3

Patterson to McLaren, 1 run, wristy heave down to deep mid. On the bounce to the fielder and a single taken

18.2

Patterson to Karl Brown, 1 run, yorks the ball out into the covers as the ball landed in the blockhole outside off

18.1

Patterson to McLaren, 1 run, comes down the track and slaps the ball to long-off

Steven Patterson [3.0-0-26-0] is back into the attack

Willey was miffed with the umpire at the end of the over. Maybe the no-ball call.

17.6

Willey to McLaren, 1 run, paddles it to square leg and they get a single as the fielder there dives and stops it

17.5

Willey to McLaren, no run, yorkerish delivery outside off and the batsman blocks it back to the bowler. Good comeback from the bowler

17.4

Willey to McLaren, 2 runs, slogged down the ground and they get a couple as the man at long-on cuts it off

17.3

Willey to Karl Brown, 1 run, chipped over the bowler and they get a single as the ball was full

17.2

Willey to McLaren, 1 run, driven away to long-off as he backed away

17.1

Willey to McLaren, FOUR, full toss and picked away over short fine leg for a four. That was another shoddy delivery and put away

17.1

Willey to McLaren, no ball, FOUR, full toss, wide one and carved past point for a four. Poor delivery and gift accepted. Worse that the third umpire has called it a no-ball

16.6

Adil Rashid to McLaren, 1 run, push driven to long-off as the ball was full. Adil Rashid ends with 4-0-26-1.

16.5

Adil Rashid to Karl Brown, 1 run, onto one knee and slog swept fo a single

16.4

Adil Rashid to Karl Brown, 2 runs, Comes down the track and slogs it across the line for a top-edge to go up. The man at long-on came in and got to it but dropped it, Karl Brown gets a life

16.3

Adil Rashid to Karl Brown, no run, chops the ball away to point as the ball turned away

16.2

Adil Rashid to McLaren, 1 run, forces the drive against the turn through off-side for a single

16.1

Adil Rashid to McLaren, FOUR, reverse paddle past the man at short third man and boundary scored

Adil Rashid [3.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack

15.6

Rafiq to McLaren, 1 run, pushes the ball away to long-on as the ball held onto him a bit. Rafiq ends with 4-0-26-2. Wonderful!

15.5

Rafiq to McLaren, no run, pushed back to the bowler as the ball darted into the sticks

15.4

Rafiq to Karl Brown, 1 run, slogged away to long-on for a single

15.3

Rafiq to Karl Brown, leg byes, 2 runs, the ball goes fine on the on-side off the pads and two taken

Ryan McLaren, left handed bat, comes to the crease

15.2

Rafiq to Dane Vilas, out Caught by Lyth!! Slams a flat hit for Lyth at long-on to take an excellent catch running forward and diving. That was hit flat and hard and the fielder had to react quickly to measure the trajectory which he did to perfection. Second good catch from the Yorkshiremen. Dane Vilas c Lyth b Rafiq 7(12)

Rafiq to Dane Vilas, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

15.1

Rafiq to Dane Vilas, no run, under-edges a ball by dancing down the track and the overspin on the ball taking the ball towards the keeper, who tried to whip the bails off but the batsman was into his crease in time

Patterson to Dane Vilas, wide, too wide, the batsman lets it go and gets an extra run

14.1

Patterson to Karl Brown, 1 run, highish full toss well outside off, dragged to long-on as the batsman mistimed the slog

Steven Patterson [2.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack

13.6

Rafiq to Dane Vilas, 2 runs, another charge down the track, the bowler spears it onto the boot and the batsman clips it away on the on-side to hare through for a brace

13.5

Rafiq to Karl Brown, 1 run, stays inside the line of the ball, drops it just behind square and races through for a single

13.4

Rafiq to Dane Vilas, 1 run, quick ball at the sticks and punched down to long-on

13.3

Rafiq to Dane Vilas, no run, reverse sweep and a single earned as the man at short third misfields

13.2

Rafiq to Karl Brown, 1 run, charges down the track a bit too much and yorks himself. In the end a single dragged to long-on

13.1

Rafiq to Karl Brown, no run, knocks the ball away to mid-wicket

12.6

Adil Rashid to Dane Vilas, no run, looks to turn it away, the soft leading edge takes it to cover

12.5

Adil Rashid to Karl Brown, 1 run, rides the bounce and pushes it down to long-on. Dane Vilas wanted a couple but was sent back as Karl Brown slipped after taking the single

12.4

Adil Rashid to Dane Vilas, 1 run, backs away and cuts it away into the covers

12.3

Adil Rashid to Dane Vilas, no run, the ball keeps low and the batsman misses the pull, the ball in turn misses the edge and the sticks. The keeper went up in a faint appeal

12.2

Adil Rashid to Karl Brown, 1 run, dabs the ball down to short third and scampers through for a single. Fifty for Karl Brown. Has been an aggressive knock from him

12.1

Adil Rashid to Dane Vilas, 1 run, skip down the track and then the clip to mid-wicket for a single

Adil Rashid [2.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack

Dane Vilas, right handed bat, comes to the crease

11.6

Rafiq to Buttler, out Caught by Tom Kohler-Cadmore at!! Looks to go big down the ground but ends up slicing it in the air for the man at long-off to take a stunner in the out-field. That is a huge scalp. He was trying to throw caution to the winds but perishes. Buttler c Tom Kohler-Cadmore b Rafiq 28(18) [4s-3 6s-1]

Rafiq to Buttler, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

11.5

Rafiq to Buttler, no run, almost yorks himself but ends up digging it back to the bowler

11.4

Rafiq to Karl Brown, 1 run, drives the ball down sensibly now to long-on

11.3

Rafiq to Karl Brown, SIX, the partnership between Karl Brown and Buttler is now 50! Comes down the track and cannes it over long-on for a sixer. He might not have got to the pitch of the ball but the swing of the bat was majestic to give the ball the wings it needed

11.2

Rafiq to Buttler, 1 run, whips the ball away to long-on from the sticks

11.1

Rafiq to Karl Brown, 1 run, stays inside the line of the ball and pushes it out into the off-side for a single

10.6

Coad to Karl Brown, 1 run, full ball and driven down to long-on

10.5

Coad to Buttler, 1 run, tapped away into the off-side

10.4

Coad to Buttler, FOUR, another scoop. And once again finds the fence. Not the full length this time though but Buttler after walking across waits for the ball to get up and swishes it away

10.4

Coad to Buttler, wide

10.3

Coad to Buttler, 2 runs, crashed away through the covers

10.2

Coad to Buttler, FOUR, cheeky. And he nails it in style. Walks, sits under the ball and tumbles in scooping it over the keeper

10.1

Coad to Buttler, no run, stays behind the line of the ball and blocks it back to the bowler

Ben Coad [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

9.6

Rafiq to Karl Brown, 2 runs, backs away and punches the ball past cover for a couple to the deep

9.5

Rafiq to Buttler, 1 run, and again, the reverse bat takes the under edge to short third man and a quick single taken

9.4

Rafiq to Buttler, FOUR, reverse swat! That has beat the man at sweeper to his left. Took the ball from the sticks

9.3

Rafiq to Karl Brown, 1 run, taps the ball away into the off-side for a single

9.2

Rafiq to Buttler, 1 run, looks to come down, the bowler reads the move and drops it short. The batsman adjusts into a tuck on the on-side

Adil Rashid to Buttler, SIX, That has been picked away. Enough meat on it to take it over long-on. He backed away and dispatched the ball well over long-on fielder's head

8.4

Adil Rashid to Buttler, no run, too full and jammed out to cover as he got his feet out of the way

8.3

Adil Rashid to Buttler, no run, pushed back to the bowler as he walked into the shot

8.2

Adil Rashid to Buttler, 2 runs, goes inside out, but gets it off the toe-end of the bat and much squarer than he wanted it to. They get a couple

8.1

Adil Rashid to Karl Brown, 1 run, on-drives it to long-on

7.6

Patterson to Karl Brown, 1 run, an axed slog over the in-field and he gets a single

7.5

Patterson to Karl Brown, FOUR, hops across his sticks and then pulls it fine on the on-side to leave no chance for fine leg to cut it off. The ball bounced a tad extra but Karl Brown reached out for it and helped it away

7.4

Patterson to Buttler, 1 run, stays inside the line of the shortish ball and pulls it away into the on-side for a single. Deep square was into action again

7.3

Patterson to Karl Brown, 1 run, pulls it without conviction to deep square leg and gets a run

7.2

Patterson to Karl Brown, no run, banged in short and the batsman ducks under it as he was coming down the track

7.1

Patterson to Karl Brown, FOUR, a punch? A drive? Call it what you want. But over the bowler's head with a bat as straight as a ram rod looks good

6.6

Adil Rashid to Karl Brown, 1 run, a walk down the track and then the working of the ball into the on-side to get a run

6.5

Adil Rashid to Buttler, 1 run, drives a full ball to deepish cover

Jos Buttler, right handed bat, comes to the crease

6.4

Adil Rashid to Livingstone, out Stumped!! Floated outside off and the batsman trying to go down the track, misses it to be out stumped. The enticing flight and loop doing the trick for the England international. The ball turned a smidgen past the outer edge for the keeper to whip the bails off in a flash. The joy of a leg spinner beating the batsman in flight have no parallels. Livingstone st Handscomb b Adil Rashid 34(24) [4s-5 6s-1]

Adil Rashid to Livingstone, THAT'S OUT!! Stumped!!

6.3

Adil Rashid to Karl Brown, 1 run, another skip down the track to be followed by a clip to long-on

Adil Rashid to Livingstone, 1 run, charges down, takes the full toss on and slaps it down to long-off

Adil Rashid, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

End of PP. The next phase will dictate a lot of things as spinners come into the attack.

5.6

Patterson to Karl Brown, 2 runs, walks across his sticks and clips the ball behind square past the man at 45 degrees for a brace. Man at deep square hauling it back

5.5

Patterson to Livingstone, leg byes, 1 run, another tango down the track but hits the arm as the batsman misses the pull. The ball drops just behind square on the off-side for a single to be taken

5.4

Patterson to Livingstone, no run, looks for the off-side no look scoop and misses as the bowler bowled it well to cramp him for room

5.4

Patterson to Livingstone, no ball, he advanced down the track and meets a bouncer as a response. Two more to the tally

5.3

Patterson to Livingstone, FOUR, what do I call that? A side scoop over short third man maybe. He wanted to shovel it over short fine leg but the bowler bowled it full outside off and the batsman obliged

5.2

Patterson to Karl Brown, 1 run, the partnership between Karl Brown and Livingstone is now 50. Looks to blast it away by giving room, inside edges it to the short fine region for a single

5.1

Patterson to Livingstone, 1 run, another surf down the track and then hammering pull reaches the man at deep square on the bounce to his left

Steven Patterson, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

Lancs are off to a flier. They are trying to hit everything out of the park.

4.6

Coad to Karl Brown, FOUR, comes down on it like a house on fire and flames the ball away over mid-wicket region for a few bounces four

4.5

Coad to Livingstone, 1 run, flogs the ball away to deep square leg

4.4

Coad to Livingstone, FOUR, swatted hard! That has disappeared into the long-on fence as the slower delivery was picked and parceled away with a strong bottom hand

4.3

Coad to Livingstone, no run, slogs the ball away to square leg as he was early into the shot

4.2

Coad to Karl Brown, 1 run, dropped at mid-wicket by Willey! Length ball and a bottom handed swat burst through the hands of the fielder

4.1

Coad to Livingstone, 1 run, a walk down the track simultaneously across the sticks as well and then the clipped drive to mid-on

Ben Coad, comes into the attack

First change in the attack.

3.6

Bresnan to Karl Brown, no run, the manufactured slog to a slower length ball and it finds the man at mid-wicket

3.5

Bresnan to Livingstone, 1 run, comes down and waits on the slower bumper to tap the pull away to deep square

3.4

Bresnan to Livingstone, SIX, gone, gone with the wind! Short ball and the massive pull takes it well over cow corner for the first maximum of the day

3.3

Bresnan to Livingstone, FOUR, short, wide, gate-crashed. That ball was a trespasser through the off-side as the men on the off hardly moved

3.2

Bresnan to Livingstone, no run, banged in short outside off and the batsman trying to fetch it from well outside off, misses it

3.1

Bresnan to Livingstone, FOUR, slower ball and Livingstone drags the slam down the ground. The batsman waited on it and then crashed it past the non-striker for a four

2.6

Willey to Livingstone, 1 run, right up there and was angled across, batsman digs it out to mid-on for a single

2.5

Willey to Livingstone, no run, walks across his sticks and almost gets his leg-pole kissed by the ball as he missed the clip

Livingstone is trying to hit it too hard! Needs to focus on timing it.

2.4

Willey to Livingstone, no run, short arm jabs the pull only to find the man at mid-wicket, who dives and tackles the ball down

2.3

Willey to Livingstone, no run, an ugly agricultural swipe goes back to the bowler after hitting the inner edge off a shortish ball cramping the batsman for room

2.2

Willey to Livingstone, FOUR, backs away, clears his front leg and slaps the ball through covers for a four

2.1

Willey to Livingstone, no run, yet again pitches it up and a push drive back to him is a result of it

1.6

Bresnan to Karl Brown, no run, looks for a drive and then is forced to defend it into the off-side as the ball jumped a bit from a length

1.5

Bresnan to Livingstone, 1 run, stabs the ball outside off and gets it to third man for a single

1.4

Bresnan to Karl Brown, 3 runs, walks across his sticks and clips the ball away through mid-wicket. Man at deep square cuts it off by running to his left and then diving to push it back. The man from mid-on doing the relay bit. It seemed it would be only three and it is

1.3

Bresnan to Karl Brown, no run, another good length delivery nipping in, left alone on line

Slip for Bresnan as well.

1.2

Bresnan to Karl Brown, no run, drops his length, hits the deck hard and the ball sails into the mitts of the keeper

1.1

Bresnan to Livingstone, 1 run, walks across his sticks and nudges the ball away into the on-side for a single

Tim Bresnan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

No swing for Willey and he gives away three fours. Pitched up deliveries aren't the order of the day.

0.6

Willey to Karl Brown, FOUR, the bat face more straight compared to the last two but the result is the same as the ball traverses a quick way into the cover fence

0.5

Willey to Karl Brown, FOUR, again a full and wide ball has been pile driven through the covers on the up for a four. Second boundary of the over

0.4

Willey to Karl Brown, no run, moves towards the line of the ball but leaves it as the ball nibbled away

0.3

Willey to Karl Brown, no run, gets the ball to channel away from the right hander, left alone

The outfield is heavy but doesn't matter as that sped away.

0.2

Willey to Karl Brown, FOUR, full and wide, the batsman drives and threads the ball into the gap on the off-side through the covers for a four

0.1

Willey to Karl Brown, no run, gets the ball to dart in and the batsman turns it away to mid-wicket

Karl Brown and Livingstone are at the crease. Karl Brown is on strike. Willey will open the attack

Some cloud cover as the game is about to get underway. Lancs batting first. Slip in place.

Yorkshire have had it all. Three points from three games. A win, a loss and a wash out. Lancs on the other hand have had a loss and a win. Both teams are raring to pocket a win in this north group encounter. Toss and team sheets in a while.